Archive for May 25th 2013

At least 16 children have been killed as their school bus caught fire in eastern Pakistan, police have said.
At least seven more children were taken to hospital after the incident on the outskirts of the city of Gujrat.
Initial reports said the bus's...

Firefighters remain at the site of a large blaze at a factory in Flintshire where residents were urged to stay indoors because of billowing smoke.
Crews will check for "hot spots" overnight after the fire at the Greenfield Business Park near Holywell...

A British Airways (BA) plane had to return to Heathrow Airport to make an emergency landing after black smoke was seen coming from one of its engines.
Both runways were closed as passengers and crew used emergency chutes.
BA said the Heathrow to Oslo...

A murder trial has heard a witness, who claimed one of the accused said a house fire victim "got what he deserved", delayed telling police about this.
Simon Fraser, 47, said Scott Snowden made the comments after Thomas Sharkey and his two children di...